I had to give up my only closet (which was pretty small and basic) for our soon-to-be here son and needed somewhere to put my dress work clothes and a few pair of shoes. While nervous about having such a large item shipped to me, it was delivered with only a only long scratch along the side corner of one of the panels which ended up along the back so it doesn't show and doesn't affect my liking of the product. My fiance took a few hours to put this together by himself. The instructions were pretty simple - even straightening the doors out wasn't a problem for the both of us to do. I thought the amount of clothes I ended up putting inside might be too heavy but the armoire is very sturdy. As for the drawer, it is a nice sized sturdy drawer that now holds the stuff that was in my closet up on the shelf - a few bulky photo albums and some shoe boxes. All in all, this is a great buy for the price. It was one of the least expensive compared to the other, probably better made, armoires I saw online but I am very satisfied with the space, the look and the sturdiness of this. It does its purpose as a quick fix to my no-closet circumstance!